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Just because something is dangerous doesn't mean that governments should be able to regulate it.

That is...literally the point of government...

If you meant, that something shouldn't be banned just because it is dangerous, most people would agree with you. But almost everyone would agree that regulation of dangerous things is essential.





No, that's incorrect. You appear to have made a category error. Regulating dangerous things is not the point of government. Please review the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.

No, that's incorrect. You appear to have made a basic error. Regulating dangerous things is part of the point of government. Please review the U.S. Constitution.

The preamble of the U.S. Constitution literally states that part of its purpose is to..."promote the general Welfare."


That's not what they meant by "welfare".

There is over 250 years of legislative history indicating that regulating dangerous things is part of promoting the public welfare.

Literally, the First Congress made up almost entirely of Founding Fathers passed laws regulating dangerous things...

If you want to use a nonstandard definition to suit your own ideology you're free to do so but don't expect others to join you.




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